Executive Branch

Despite facing a bigger-than-expected budget shortfall, and although he promised a policy blackout until he takes office, Governor-elect Larry Hogan last week publicly reiterated his support for repealing Maryland's "rain tax" while meeting with fellow Republican governors in Florida. He told The Washington Post that while "it was not the biggest or the worst tax," it was the one "people had the largest reaction to, and we are going to repeal it." Now, setting aside the fact that exactly what constitutes a "repeal" of what is more accurately described as the stormwater remediation fee is unclear (and more about that later), Mr. Hogan has...

Related "Executive Branch" Articles

I first met then-Gov. Abraham Ribicoff in the summer of 1958 when he was running for re-election and I, a 26-year-old, was working for John Bailey, the Democratic state chairman.
To say I "met" Ribicoff is a considerable exaggeration. Bailey...

The $48 million in spending cuts ordered by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to erase half of the state's budget deficit will hurt.
Especially hard-hit will be services for Connecticut's most vulnerable citizens — clients of the Department of Children and Families,...

HARTFORD — Top Republican legislators called Friday for a special legislative session to be convened by Dec. 15 to start solving the state's budget problems.
The two new Republican leaders, Sen. Len Fasano of North Haven and Rep. Themis Klarides of...

Metro-North fares in Connecticut will rise by an average of 1 percent starting New Year's Day, a relatively small increase for passengers who've seen ticket prices climb by more than 5 percent a year starting in 2012.
The increases are part of a...

It was during a run of particularly good luck for law enforcement but bad luck for the political class that the FBI issued an assessment of the local political landscape that has lost none of its bite."If things keep going the way they have been in...

President Barack Obama's decision to take executive actions to protect almost 5 million people who live in fear of deportation because they are undocumented immigrants met with some enthusiasm in Connecticut among immigrants and their supporters Thursday,...

Members of Connecticut's Democratic congressional delegation expressed strong supprt for President Obama's executive order on immigration.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal:
President Obama is using his well-established legal powers to reform a sadly-broken,...

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy cut the state budget by $47.8 million Thursday to help eliminate a projected deficit of $99 million in the current fiscal year.
Malloy also asked the judicial branch, which he does not control, to cut an additional $6 million, and...

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy cut the state budget unilaterally Thursday by $47.8 million in order to help eliminate a projected deficit of $99 million in the current fiscal year.
Malloy also asked the judicial branch, which he does not control, to cut an...

It was a blisteringly hot summer in 1991, and Connecticut residents were steamed that a budget crisis meant closing many state parks on the Fourth of July.The parks were collateral damage in an epic struggle between Gov. Lowell P. Weicker and the...

NEW BRITAIN — The state on Tuesday came through with $850,000 in aid for the Costco project, allowing the city to scale back the size of its tax incentive for the retailer.
Costco wants to open a warehouse store on Hartford Road, and the city council...

That didn't take long. Only two weeks after winning a second term, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and his chief budgetmeister acknowledged that Connecticut's finances are not what months of 30-second campaign ads claimed they are. This suggests some hard going...

Connecticut immigration activists like Lucas Codognolla believe President Obama’s plan to push ahead with reforms on his own is a “monumental win for the immigrant rights movement,” but one that remains incomplete.
“Obviously, it won’t be perfect because...

U.S. Sen Chris Murphy said Connecticut's low voter turnout in the most recent election is a matter of huge concern, and the failure of the Hartford registrars to open polling places in a timely manner is inexcusable.
Here is his full statement,...

State Insurance Commissioner Thomas B. Leonardi, who led the department for nearly four years and traveled widely as an industry expert, is resigning to take a job with a New York investment firm.Leonardi, 60, is taking a job at Evercore Partners Inc.,...

HARTFORD — Republican legislators said Wednesday that they fear tax increases could be coming next year because of the state's budget problems, despite pledges by Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy not to let that happen.
Malloy repeated his no-tax...

HARTFORD — The State Bond Commission on Wednesday swiftly and unanimously approved borrowing nearly $267 million to fund dozens of new capital projects.
There was no dissent over the merits of the proposals, which include repurposing a building for a...

HARTFORD — State officials are looking for $7 million needed to pay for two key elements of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's plan to prevent children with psychiatric behavioral problems from having to resort to hospital emergency rooms or getting stuck there...

The State Bond Commission on Wednesday approved another $5 million for the planning and design of a new Sandy Hook Elementary School.
The grant is part of the state's commitment to spend up to $50 million to build a new educational facility for the...